Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.0° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.8
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.4
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
314
373
710
790
1179
839
750
628
586
476
396
389
354
284
284
279
235
339
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
0
SSW
0
NW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:56PM1.67m
10:33AM1.77m
10:57PM1.70m
11:34AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.36m
4:14AM0.30m
4:50PM0.34m
5:11AM0.25m
5:49PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
6
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
4
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
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